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Mr. McMaster, moved to amend said amendment by striking
out ‘‘five," and inserting ‘‘one;"
Mr. Shriver, moved for a division of the question upon striking
out, and
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Stewart, of Caroline, withdrew the amendment offered by
him, and moved to amend said amendment by striking out the
words ‘‘not more than;"
I)etermined in the negative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the amend
ment as offered by Mr. Fitzpatrick.

Mr. McMaster, offered as a substitute for said amendment, the
following:
"That the Legislature shall at the second session after the adop
tion of this constitution, provide by law for the exemption from
execution of one hundred dollars worth of Household Furniture
or other property belonging to each family in this State;"

Determined in the negative.
The question again recurred upon the amendment as offered by
Mr. Fitzpatrick;
Mr. Harbine, moved the question he taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE. Messrs. Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Weems,
Bond, Merrick, Buchanan, Bell, Ridgely, Dashiell, Constable,
Chambers, of Cecil, McLane, Shriver, Gaither , Biser, A nnan,
Stewart, of Caroline, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Ware, Schly,
Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Kilgour,
Weber and Smith—28.
NEGATIVE----Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Lee, Chambers, of Kent,
Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Jenifer, Welch, Colston,
Lames U. Dennis, Crisfield, Hicks, Phelps, Sprigg, Grason,
Wright, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Sappington, Stephen
son, Thawley, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart of Baltimore city,
Brent of Balt imore city, Presst man, H olly day and Slicer—3 1
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city, then moved to amend said report,
by adding at the end thereof as an additional section the following:
"In all cases where the head of a family shall die or become
insolvent owning a dwelling house or homestead furniture in a
dwelling house or other property, not exceeding hundred
dollars, said house, homestead fur nit ure or other property shall be
exempt from administration or liability to creditors, bitt shall
thereupon belong in equal parts to the family of said deceased or
insolvent, and in the event that said dwelling house, homestead
furniture or otehr property, shall exceed the value of

 
 
 
 
 
 
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